Where does “used” come from?

Used comes from Middle English used, the past participle of usen, meaning to employ or make use of.

used (English): simple past tense and past participle of use; to...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of use; to...

Ancestry of “used”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishused—

Words derived from “used”

Every word from Middle English used →